TY - BOOK AU - Schruers,Fred TI - Billy Joel: the definitive biography SN - 9780804140218 (hbk.) : AV - ML420.J72 U1 - 920 JOE 23 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Three Rivers Press KW - Joel, Billy. KW - Rock musicians KW - United States KW - Biography KW - eflch KW - ukslc N1 - Previous edition: New York: Crown Archetype, 2014; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Since releasing his first hit song, 'Piano Man,' in 1973, Billy Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States. Here, Fred Schruers provides an unfettered look into Billy Joel's journey from a pint-sized kid growing up in a cookie-cutter Long Island suburb to a rockstar of monumental success, and the person who remains behind his iconic status ER -